June 23, 2008 Fairfax Education Foundation Adds to Leadership Celebrating its twenty-five year anniversary of technology innovation and leadership for the Fairfax County Public Schools, the Education Foundation announced today that two new business executives have joined its thirty-five member Board of community leaders. Mick Adkisson, Manager of Education Advocacy and Dave Patterson, CEO of Siemens Government Solutions have been elected to the Board of Trustees. Adkisson of Federal Way, Washington and Patterson of Reston, Virginia are enthused about the work of the Foundation and eager to join with other business leaders who have made over $20M of donations throughout the life of the Foundation. The Foundation Board provides leadership and oversight to projects undertaken to support innovation in the 13th largest K-12 system in the country. During its 25 years the Foundation has supported 32 different projects including the establishment of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, now the top-ranked public high school in the world. For More information : Jim Rosebush, Foundation CEO, 202 835 1695 January 3, 2008 21st Century Careers Project to Benefit Fairfax Middle Schoolers The Fairfax Education Foundation today announced the launch of a model technology innovation program, in partnership with the Commonwealth of Virginia, to benefit middle schoolers in Fairfax County. The three-year program titled Technology and 21st Century Careers: Preparing Students for the Future will premier this winter at Glasgow Middle School. The focus of the project is to start bringing more sophisticated, career-oriented technology applications into the classroom at an earlier stage in order to help deepen and sustain student’s interest in science, math, and technology. The particular technology solution at the hub of this project is GIS software that helps students learn geospatial awareness and ultimately how to use this software in career- type settings. The skills used in GIS or GPS pop up frequently in help wanted ads for positions especially in the government contracting environment of the Washington DC area. Read Press Release.